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Nina Mae McKinney (1912–1967)

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Nina Mae McKinney is known as the seductress "Chick" from Hallelujah!, the first all-black, all-sound musical. Little is known about Nina Mae McKinney life, even though she was a great actress, singer, and dancer she is mostly forgotten. She certainly had the looks, the body and talent to succeed but as she learned and other women learned... See full bio »

Born:

Nannie Mayme McKinney
in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Died:

(age 54) in New York City, New York, USA
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1950 Copper Canyon
Theresa (uncredited)
 
1949 Pinky
Rozelia
 
1947 Danger Street
Veronica
 
1946 Night Train to Memphis
Maid
 
1946 Mantan Messes Up
Nina
 
1945 The Power of the Whistler
Flotilda, Constantina's Maid (uncredited)
 
1944 Together Again
Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
 
1944 Dark Waters
Florella
 
1939 Straight to Heaven
Ida Williams
 
1939 The Devil's Daughter
Isabelle Walton
 
1938 Gang Smashers
Laura Jackson
 
1936 The Lonely Trail
Dancer (uncredited)
 
1936 The Black Network (short)
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
 
1935 Reckless
Singer
 
1935 Sanders of the River
Lilongo
 
1934 Kentucky Minstrels (uncredited)
 
1932 Passing the Buck (short)
 
1932 Pie, Pie Blackbird (short)
Miss Nina
 
1931 Safe in Hell
Leonie - the Hotel Manager
 
1930 They Learned About Women
Specialty Singer (uncredited)
 
1929 Hallelujah!
Chick
 
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2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (video documentary) (performer: "Swanee Shuffle" - uncredited)
 
1936 The Black Network (short) (performer: "Half of Me Wants to Be Good" - uncredited)
 
1935 Reckless (performer: "Reckless" 1935)
 
1932 Pie, Pie Blackbird (short) (performer: "It Takes a Blackbird to Make the Sweetest Kind of Pie" - uncredited, "Everything I've Got Belongs to You" - uncredited)
 
1931 Safe in Hell (performer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1930 They Learned About Women ("Harlem Madness" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 Hallelujah! (performer: "Swanee Shuffle" 1929 - uncredited, "St. Louis Blues" 1914 - uncredited / " Gimme Dat Old Time Religion" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1940 Swanee Showboat (short)
Herself (as Nina McKinney)
 
1938 On Velvet
Herself
 
1935 BBC: The Voice of Britain (documentary)
Herself
 
1929 Manhattan Serenade (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1990 That's Black Entertainment (documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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1 Print Biography  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Nina McKinney

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Was going to star in The Duke Is Tops as Ethel Andrews, but she became sick while in Australia performing, and the role was given to Lena Horne; that movie made Horne a star. See more »

Nickname:

The Black Garbo See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini